A Christmas card featuring an adorable stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps with paper piecing, Prismacolor pencil colouring, and lots of plaids.
Putting It Together
I finished making this card on Thursday night. Then, late Friday afternoon, I broke my right arm just below the shoulder (and I am right-handed, of course). I was trying to wrangle the cat outside and lost my footing on the grass and fell against the deck railing to hear kee-rack. I had to go to ER and they shuffled me to the "non-sick" side. Doc said the bad news is broken, good news no surgery to repair it. My arm is immobilized against me in a sling. If I was going to break my arm, of course, it would be in a pandemic.
I can type and mouse a bit left-handed. I haven't tried anything crafty yet. Cropping the pictures here was a task on their own. Typing one-handed hunt-peck, too.
The challenge was plaid so I immediately thought of paper piecing. I stamped the image on the buffalo plaid paper.
I then fussy cut it. I decided to overlay the elf girl to not have too many small pieces to piece.
I used flocking with glue pen for his flannel shirt. Flocking also adds a touch of fun texture.
I stamped the image on Mi Tientes and dry-fit the plaid shirt.
I used Prismacolor pencils to colour Santa at his desk, the elf girl (which I then fussy cut), and shading on the plaid. I later added silver to his suspenders when I saw I forgot it.
I then glued the plaid shirt in place and layered the elf girl over.
I used a Spellbinders die to trim the scene.
I die cut plaid flags and a background mat of a bigger buffalo plaid. Tim Holtz ribbon tied it together.
I used the sketch challenge from Tuesday Throwdown for the layout.
I added everything to a kraft cardbase, using foam mounting tape to pop up the scene. After assembling the card, I added Nuvo drops for his buttons, red Stickles for the elf girl's poms, and Nuvo glaze on his glasses.
Inside I did the same layering and added an embossed sentiment from another stamp set.
Supplies
Challenges
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Christmas: Plaid
Tuesday Throwdown: Sketch
Outlawz Festive Friday: theme- Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper: Anything Goes
Watercooler Wednesday: Occasions
WOW! I love the paper piecing. Sorry to hear about your arm, I hope you recover quickly! Thanks for sharing with us at Watercooler Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteWow your card turned out great! Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges! Kath DT
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